document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=988863>Question 988863</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the surface area of a sphere is 86 pi r squared, what is the diameter? how do i find the answer to this question, I understand the formula for finding the surface area is SA=4pirsquared but Im at a loss as to how to find the area?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The surface area of a sphere is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 4\pi{r^2}\">. It cannot be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 86\pi{r^2}\">.  It could be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 86\pi\"> in which case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 4r^2\ =\ 86\"> or just <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 86\"> in which case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 4\pi{r^2}\ =\ 86\">.  But what you wrote is an absurdity, since 86 does not and never will equal 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The idea for your problem, if I don't miss my guess, is for you to solve either <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 4r^2\ =\ 86\"> or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 4\pi{r^2}\ =\ 86\"> for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large r\"> and then recognize that the radius is half of the diameter.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it\r<BR>\n" );
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